B add9 Chord on Tenor Guitar

Play B add9 on Tenor Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

The B add9 chord is an added-ninth chord that layers in a ninth without the seventh for an open, modern sound. It is built from the notes B, C#, D#, F#. This page shows how to play B add9 on Tenor Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The lowest shape sits at fret 1 and spans 4 frets, with no open strings in it. B falls on the G string. It sounds from C#3 up to B4.

It has a flat wooden top, so the same grip sustains far longer than it does on a tenor banjo.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on B or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.